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Corticosteroids, Plasmapheresis, Argatroban, Rituximab, and Sirolimus Provided Clinical Benefit for Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Patient with a History of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Authors :
Haytham Hasan
Ivana Surjancev
Jon A. Arnason
Shivani Garg
William Nicholas Rose
Source :
Case Reports in Rheumatology, Vol 2023 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2023.

Abstract

We report a patient with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome who had significant improvement after corticosteroids, plasmapheresis, argatroban, rituximab, and sirolimus. Argatroban was used instead of heparin due to a history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20906897
Volume :
2023
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Case Reports in Rheumatology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f48aa0610f1e46a5b21412f3bfde7a26
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3226278